Adamjee Cantonment College
Adamjee Cantonment College also known as ACC is an educational institution in Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The institution was established in 1960 following the ideology of the renowned public schools of England – Eton and Harrow. It is managed by the Bangladesh Army, established primarily for the children of army personnel. But civilian students can also study in this college.
History
On 16 February 1960, Adamjee Cantonment College started its journey as an English-medium school founded by Gul Muhammad Adamjee. The institution was later renamed Adamjee Cantonment College. A public school attached to the college served students through the first to tenth grade. The school and college were separated in 1995 and made totally independent institutions.Extracurricular activities
The college is noteworthy for its extracurricular activities which are performed by students that fall outside the realm of the normal curriculum of college education. Examples include hosting science festivals and Model United Nations (MUN) assemblies, participating in debate competitions and sports tournaments. and so on.The college holds annual sports competitions that help students develop mental and physical toughness.
Notable alumni
- Sayed Farooq-ur-Rahman, freedom fighter in the Liberation War of Bangladesh, Lieutenant Colonel in the Bangladesh Army who organized the 15 August 1975 Bangladeshi coup d'état, and later founded The Freedom Party, Bangladesh running against Hussain Muhammad Ershad in the 1986 Presidential Election.
- Salman Shah, Bangladeshi film actor
- Ayman Sadiq, Bangladeshi education entrepreneur and founder of 10 Minute School
- Asif Mahmud, Adviser to the Interim government of Bangladesh and a Coordinator of the Anti-discrimination Students Movement
- Md. Mofizul Islam, Former Senior Secretary, Government of Bangladesh and Former Chairperson of Bangladesh Competition Commission
- Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun, Bangladesh Police officer and former Inspector General of Bangladesh Police
- Mohammad Khaled Hossain, Bangladeshi mountaineer and film director
- Monir Khan Shimul, Model.
- Moin Hossen Raju.
- Piash Karim, sociologist and political commentator
- Shafi Imam Rumi, freedom fighter and martyr in the Liberation War of Bangladesh
- Tarique Rahman, politician and Acting Chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party
- Tareque Masud, Bangladeshi film director
- Ferdous Ahmed, Bangladeshi film actor and producer
- Tony Dias, Bangladeshi television actor and director
- Jon Kabir, Singer, model and actor.
- Shariar Nazim Joy, actor and writer.